rig up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Maybe he could rig up some kind of shelter, so that Abby would have a special place to wait while he was gone.
From Literature
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The repurposed gear can be trucked quickly to data centers and rigged up on site.
From Barron's
Every year, industrial specialists rig up a rope system that allows brave spring cleaners to access the aircraft from the ceiling.
From BBC
I detailed my near-worship of “A Time to Keep,” my attempts to replicate the Pumpkin House of “The Dolls’ Christmas,” the wonky maypole I had rigged up in the yard.
From New York Times
That adds up to nearly six months of her life rigged up to the machine - another hospital record as the longest time yet for someone so young.
From BBC
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